Tiehm’s buckwheat in the Silver Peak Range. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed des …

Tiehm’s buckwheat in the Silver Peak Range. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed designating the high-desert range halfway between Reno and Las Vegas as critical habitat for the Tiehm’s buckwheat. It is also the site of a proposed lithium mine by the Australian-based Ioneer USA Corp. (Patrick Donnelly/Center for Biological Diversity)